Is it just me or have S9's dropped A LOT in prices since I last checked ebay? I see some going for less than $300 with and without PSU. Those used to be S7 prices not long ago. What is going on? Did I miss something?

Yes, S9i 14.5th is only $361 new from bitmain. With a $55 coupon this makes the S9 very cheap now.

Is it just me or have S9's dropped A LOT in prices since I last checked ebay? I see some going for less than $300 with and without PSU. Those used to be S7 prices not long ago. What is going on? Did I miss something?

Quite a few people are giving up on mining and just dumping their gear. If you have the space, makes it much better for those of us who continue!

Pool: https://kano.is - lowest fee PPLNS 3 Days Here on Bitcointalk: ForumDiscord support invite at https://kano.is/Majority developer of the ckpool codeHelp keep Bitcoin secure by mining on pools with full block verification on all blocks - and NO empty blocks!

Pool: https://kano.is - lowest fee PPLNS 3 Days Here on Bitcointalk: ForumDiscord support invite at https://kano.is/Majority developer of the ckpool codeHelp keep Bitcoin secure by mining on pools with full block verification on all blocks - and NO empty blocks!

Our first work we sent out for that block change:2018-09-18 09:16:33 CreateNewBlock(): block weight: 3398751 txs: 2084 of 2084 fees: 0.02074180 sigops 19411

Yep there were still 2084 transactions in the mempool, we produced work for a reasonably full block after that block change with the 2084 transactions

Then 3 seconds later slush's EMPTY block - yep instead of sending their miners work for an almost full block, they sent them work for an EMPTY block:2018-09-18 09:16:36 UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000001554f242b1f8f96b0a6e5570255037982ba1c25d560c8d height=541915

Just shows how stupid the people are who mine on slush - and no I don't want them here unless they realise they are fools who have no idea about what is good for Bitcoin and need to do something about it

Pool: https://kano.is - lowest fee PPLNS 3 Days Here on Bitcointalk: ForumDiscord support invite at https://kano.is/Majority developer of the ckpool codeHelp keep Bitcoin secure by mining on pools with full block verification on all blocks - and NO empty blocks!

Our first work we sent out for that block change:2018-09-18 09:16:33 CreateNewBlock(): block weight: 3398751 txs: 2084 of 2084 fees: 0.02074180 sigops 19411

Yep there were still 2084 transactions in the mempool, we produced work for a reasonably full block after that block change with the 2084 transactions

Then 3 seconds later slush's EMPTY block - yep instead of sending their miners work for an almost full block, they sent them work for an EMPTY block:2018-09-18 09:16:36 UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000001554f242b1f8f96b0a6e5570255037982ba1c25d560c8d height=541915

Just shows how stupid the people are who mine on slush - and no I don't want them here unless they realise they are fools who have no idea about what is good for Bitcoin and need to do something about it

From what I've seen over the years, most slush-ites don't understand or care about the health of Bitcoin. They only care about their daily payout fix. They're even willing to get paid less for their work just to have that fix. It boggles the mind. Those that figure out what's really going on leave slush and never go back. There have been a few that fit in that category...

Our first work we sent out for that block change:2018-09-18 09:16:33 CreateNewBlock(): block weight: 3398751 txs: 2084 of 2084 fees: 0.02074180 sigops 19411

Yep there were still 2084 transactions in the mempool, we produced work for a reasonably full block after that block change with the 2084 transactions

Then 3 seconds later slush's EMPTY block - yep instead of sending their miners work for an almost full block, they sent them work for an EMPTY block:2018-09-18 09:16:36 UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000001554f242b1f8f96b0a6e5570255037982ba1c25d560c8d height=541915

Just shows how stupid the people are who mine on slush - and no I don't want them here unless they realise they are fools who have no idea about what is good for Bitcoin and need to do something about it

From what I've seen over the years, most slush-ites don't understand or care about the health of Bitcoin. They only care about their daily payout fix. They're even willing to get paid less for their work just to have that fix. It boggles the mind. Those that figure out what's really going on leave slush and never go back. There have been a few that fit in that category...